# 3PAC > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/3PAC > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/3PAC.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3PAC > Source revision: 1356442272 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Comedy hip-hop artist}}{{For|American rapper and actor 2PAC|Tupac Shakur}}{{Infobox musical artist | name = 3PAC | image = RyanJamesHarryman.png | caption = Harryman in 2015 | birth_name = Ryan James Harryman | birth_date = {{Birth date|1991|02|06}} | birth_place = [Santa Clara County, California](/source/Santa_Clara_County%2C_California), U.S. | origin = [Sunnyvale, California](/source/Sunnyvale%2C_California), U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|10|17|1991|02|06}} | death_place = [San Jose, California](/source/San_Jose%2C_California), U.S. | genre = [Comedy hip-hop](/source/Comedy_hip-hop) | occupation = Rapper | years_active = 2012–2015 | website = {{URL|zerohoots.com}} }} '''Ryan James Harryman''' (February 6, 1991 – October 17, 2015),{{Cite web |title=Ryan James Harryman, Born 02/06/1991 in California {{!}} CaliforniaBirthIndex.org |url=https://californiabirthindex.org/birth/ryan_james_harryman_born_1991_20678676 |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=californiabirthindex.org}} better known by his alias '''3PAC''', was an American [comedy hip-hop](/source/comedy_hip-hop) rapper and [YouTuber](/source/YouTuber).{{Cite news |last=Millard |first=Drew |date=April 7, 2016 |title=3Pac: To Live and Die on 4chan |url=https://www.spin.com/2016/04/3pac-ryan-harryman-profile-death-rapper/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410121553/https://www.spin.com/2016/04/3pac-ryan-harryman-profile-death-rapper/ |archive-date=April 10, 2016 |work=[SPIN Magazine](/source/SPIN_Magazine) |language=en |no-pp=y}} == Early life == Harryman was born in [Santa Clara County, California](/source/Santa_Clara_County%2C_California). Harryman grew up in [Mountain View, California](/source/Mountain_View%2C_California) with an older brother named William and a younger sister named Julia.{{Cite news |last=Rodriguez |first=Adrian |date=October 18, 2015 |title=San Jose State student dies several days after water polo practice at campus pool |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2015/10/18/san-jose-state-student-dies-several-days-after-water-polo-practice-at-campus-pool/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927234649/https://www.mercurynews.com/2015/10/18/san-jose-state-student-dies-several-days-after-water-polo-practice-at-campus-pool/ |archive-date=September 27, 2016 |work=[The Mercury News](/source/The_Mercury_News) |location=San Jose, California, U.S. |language=en |no-pp=y}} Harryman went to and graduated from [Homestead High School (California)](/source/Homestead_High_School_(California)) in [Cupertino, California](/source/Cupertino%2C_California). Harryman initially enrolled in community college and worked as a [lifeguard](/source/lifeguard) at a local pool. Harryman then transferred to and attended [San Jose State University (SJSU)](/source/San_Jose_State_University) majoring in [Anthropology](/source/Anthropology), and played on the university's [water polo](/source/water_polo) [club](/source/Student_society). Harryman was set to graduate from the university in the Spring 2016 semester.{{Cite news |last=Sernoffsky |first=Evan |date=October 19, 2015 |title=SJSU water polo player, rapper taken off life support after pool accident |url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/SJSU-water-polo-player-rapper-taken-off-life-6578357.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151020005348/https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/SJSU-water-polo-player-rapper-taken-off-life-6578357.php |archive-date=October 20, 2015 |work=[SFGate](/source/SFGate) |location=San Francisco, California, U.S. |language=en |no-pp=y}}{{Cite news |date=October 19, 2015 |title=SJSU water polo player mourned after mysterious death |url=https://www.ktvu.com/news/sjsu-water-polo-player-mourned-after-mysterious-death |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910195325/http://www.ktvu.com/news/sjsu-water-polo-player-mourned-after-mysterious-death |archive-date=September 10, 2017 |work=[KTVU-TV](/source/KTVU-TV) |language=en |publication-place=San Jose, California, U.S. |no-pp=y}} Harryman's water polo club teammates described him as one that "brought a constant positive attitude and made [teammates] smile at every opportunity" and "one of the most dedicated members of [the] team". == Rapping career == The [etymology](/source/etymology) behind the "3PAC" alias was Harryman's claim of being an "even greater rapper than [[Tupac Shakur](/source/Tupac_Shakur)]" because "2PAC never used the word 'swag' in a rap song". The [slang](/source/slang) word "hoot", one of the most common [tropes](/source/Trope_(literature)) of 3PAC lore, refers to "topics and individuals worthy of [mockery and ridicule]". Derided individuals were referred to as "hoot givers" because they were "the [complete] opposite of 3PAC": the one that doesn't give "zero hoots". 3PAC's [fandom](/source/fandom) is referred to as the "Zero Hoots Gang (ZHG)". In July 2, 2013, 3PAC released a music video for his [diss track](/source/diss_track) called "Rap God", one of his songs on his first mixtape titled "3PACALYPSE NOW". The song was a direct response to [Eminem](/source/Eminem)'s single [Rap God](/source/Rap_God) with a caption saying "hardest rapper in the game son...eminem not the real rap god son".{{Cite news |last=Coe |first=Kairi |date=Oct 22, 2015 |title=Rapper Who Dissed Slim Jesus Dies After Drowning Incident |url=https://www.vladtv.com/article/214948/slim-jesus-rival-3pac-dead-following-drowning-incident |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023214845/http://www.vladtv.com/article/214948/slim-jesus-rival-3pac-dead-following-drowning-incident |archive-date=October 23, 2015 |work=[VladTV](/source/VladTV) |language=en |no-pp=y}} Two months later, 3PAC released a music video called "I DON'T GIVE A HOOT" where he "meanders through an abandoned mall with toilet paper wrapped around his head and an oversized gold chain slung around his neck, dancing on top of food-court tables and rapping while squeezed into a stationary, coin-operated police car that he’s much too large to fit into. His words are mumbled and slurred as he mimics a deep Alabama [redneck](/source/redneck) [accent](/source/Southern_American_English)." In late 2014, 3PAC performed at a [house party](/source/house_party) in [San Luis Obispo, California](/source/San_Luis_Obispo%2C_California) with fifty total people in attendance. == Death == On October 13, 2015, in the evening, Harryman practiced at SJSU's aquatic center. Harryman's water polo club teammates then noticed that he submerged under water for at least one minute, laid unconscious, and wasn't able to breathe. Lifeguards pulled Harryman out of the pool and performed [CPR](/source/Cardiopulmonary_resuscitation). Harryman was then transported to San Jose Regional Medical Center where it was recorded that he suffered "severe brain damage". Harryman was then taken off [life support](/source/life_support) and was pronounced dead on October 17, 2015. A few days later, the [Santa Clara County](/source/Santa_Clara_County%2C_California) [Coroner](/source/Coroner) determined, in an [autopsy](/source/autopsy), that "[fresh water drowning](/source/Drowning)" was the [cause of death](/source/cause_of_death) On October 23, 2015, SJSU and the Harryman family organized a [candlelight vigil](/source/candlelight_vigil) around the [Victory Salute (statue)](/source/Victory_Salute_(statue)). The vigil attracted more than 100 people (mostly friends and family).{{Cite news |last=Gomez |first=Mark |date=October 20, 2015 |title=Vigil set for San Jose State club water polo player Ryan Harryman |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2015/10/20/vigil-set-for-san-jose-state-club-water-polo-player-ryan-harryman/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160929163016/https://www.mercurynews.com/2015/10/20/vigil-set-for-san-jose-state-club-water-polo-player-ryan-harryman/ |archive-date=September 29, 2016 |work=[The Mercury News](/source/The_Mercury_News) |location=San Jose, California, U.S. |language=en |no-pp=y}}{{Cite news |last=Nelson |first=Katie |date=October 23, 2015 |title=San Jose: Water polo player Ryan Harryman remembered for humor, rap persona |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2015/10/23/san-jose-water-polo-player-ryan-harryman-remembered-for-humor-rap-persona/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502045647/https://www.mercurynews.com/2015/10/23/san-jose-water-polo-player-ryan-harryman-remembered-for-humor-rap-persona/ |archive-date=May 2, 2017 |work=[The Mercury News](/source/The_Mercury_News) |location=San Jose, California, U.S. |language=en |no-pp=y}} == Discography == === Mixtapes === {| class="wikitable" !Title !Tracklist !Details |- |3PACALYPSE NOW{{Cite news |last=Hernandez |first=Victoria |date=Oct 21, 2015 |title=3Pac Dies At Age 24 |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.35958/title.3pac-dies-at-age-24 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022203320/http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.35958/title.3pac-dies-at-age-24 |archive-date=October 22, 2015 |work=[HipHopDX](/source/HipHopDX) |language=en |no-pp=y}}{{Cite news |last=Creekmur |first=Chuck |date=October 20, 2015 |title=Slim Jesus Adversary 3Pac Dead At 24 |url=https://allhiphop.com/news/slim-jesus-adversary-3pac-dead-at-24/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729223825/https://allhiphop.com/news/slim-jesus-adversary-3pac-dead-at-24/ |archive-date=July 29, 2022 |work=[AllHipHop](/source/AllHipHop) |language=en |no-pp=y}} | # BEAT DA CHEEKS # 3PAC STYLE # RICH WHITE MAN [MARK CUBAN](/source/Mark_Cuban) # SWAG LIKE [OSAMA](/source/Osama_bin_Laden) # CHEDDA # DAMN IT FEELS GOOD TO BE 3PAC # GOLDEN CHILD # I DONT GIVE A HOOT # I LOVE [MCCHICKENS](/source/McChicken) # IM SWAGGIN # [JULIUS CAESAR](/source/Julius_Caesar) # MY FAVORITE DOG # NUGGETS ON DECK # [2 CHAINZ](/source/2_Chainz) SUCKS DICK # [PEWDIEPIE](/source/PewDiePie) IS A CHILD RAPIST # RAP GOD # SO CUTE FT. [JUSTIN BIEBER](/source/Justin_Bieber) # SQUAT HOOT # SWAGGIN LIKE [ROMNEY](/source/Mitt_Romney) # WHITE NIGGA # WINNIN # NEVER BEEN A HO # HATE IT OR LOVE IT (THE WHITE NIGGA ON TOP) # SON # THAT ZHG # [EBOLA](/source/Ebola) IS HOOT | * Released: September 15, 2014 * Format: [Digital download](/source/Music_download) |- |ZHG TILL INFINITY | # Trap God # [Hollywood](/source/Hollywood%2C_Los_Angeles), What's Good Son? # Rich White Man [Chevy Chase](/source/Chevy_Chase) # Cali Good # Fly With Me # Soarin' (In My Foreign) # [SF](/source/San_Francisco) Flows # Let It Flow # For the ZHG # Hustlin' # Bacon ZHG Freestyle # Cannibis Cup (ft. Bing Flosby) # No Trout # Real Nigga | * Released: February 6, 2015 * Format: Digital download |- |3PAC Of The Caribbean | # CHOICE (YUP) #ZHG # Trouts # DONT GIVE A HOOT BOUT SHIT # Black Hoe # Just A Kid # Just Chill # Keep on Reppin That ZHG # Till I Die # Bay Son # We Can Change the World Son # Blazin # Chedda Mama # Ain't Stoppin **BEAST MODE ACTIVATED** # Cancer Is Hoot # [GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS](/source/Gal%C3%A1pagos_Islands) **BEAST MODE ACTIVATED** # Pool Party # PUT ON WITH ALL MY HUSTLIN' # [Spider-Man](/source/Spider-Man) Is Hoot # Ballin' Like [Curry](/source/Stephen_Curry) # Time To Find Another Way # [PayPal](/source/PayPal) Me A Dollar | * Released: August 16, 2015 * Format: Digital download |- |Insomniac Flows | # She Don't Want A Trout # Bad Bitches # For My Homies # Fuck A 9 To 5 # Top Of The World # Trouts Talking Smack # Gets Chedda # Ambidextrous Flow | * Released: September 9, 2015 * Format: Digital download |} === As featured artist === * I Need My Friends by [Cal Chuchesta](/source/Cal_Chuchesta) (August 24, 2015) == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * [https://www.youtube.com/@3PACTVHD 3PACTVHD - YouTube (3PAC's Official YouTube Channel)] * [https://zerohoots3pac.bandcamp.com/ 3PAC | Bandcamp] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20201101015853/http://www.legithiphop.com/ legithiphop.com (Archived on November 1, 2020)] {{DEFAULTSORT:Harryman, Ryan James}} Category:1991 births Category:2015 deaths Category:21st-century American rappers Category:American male rappers Category:American YouTubers Category:Comedy musicians Category:People from Mountain View, California Category:Musicians from Santa Clara County, California Category:Deaths by drowning in California Category:San Jose State University alumni --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [3PAC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3PAC) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3PAC?action=history)). 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